The Extraordinary Of Poo

Question 1

flush (something) away

Answer 1

to wash something unwanted away

Question 2

faeces (n)

/ˈfiː.siːz/

Answer 2

the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through the bowels:

Question 3

go to waste (idiom)

Answer 3

to not be used : to be wasted.

Question 4

excrement (n)

/ˈek.skrə.mənt/

Answer 4

the solid waste that is released from the bowels of a person or animal

Question 5

manure

/məˈnjʊər/

Answer 5

solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants grow well

Question 6

urine

/ˈjʊə.rɪn/

Answer 6

pee / wee

Question 7

fabric (n)

/ˈfæb.rɪk/

Answer 7

cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture

Question 8

stool (n)

/stuːl/

Answer 8

a seat without any support for the back or arms

Question 9

have someone’s ear
have the ear of someone (idiom)

Answer 9

If you have the ear of an important person, your ideas are listened to and considered important by that person.

Question 10

cesspit (n)

/ˈses.pɪt/

Answer 10

a large underground hole or container that is used for collecting and storing solid waste, urine, and dirty water

Question 11

gong farmer

Answer 11

someone who dug out and removed human excrement from privies and cesspits.

Question 12

soften (v)

/ˈsɒf.ən/

Answer 12

to become soft, or to make something soft:

Question 13

leather (n)

/ˈleð.ər/

Answer 13

animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc.

Question 14

sensible (adj)

/ˈsen.sə.bəl/

Answer 14

having or using good judgment; reasonable:

Question 15

pathogen (n)

/ˈpæθ.ə.dʒən/

Answer 15

any small organism, such as a virus or a bacterium that can cause disease:

Question 16

predecessor (n)

/ˈpriː.dɪˌses.ər/

Answer 16

someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series:

Question 17

Fibre (n)

Answer 17

a substance in certain foods, such as fruit, vegetables, that travels through the body as waste and helps the contents of the bowels to pass through the body easily

Question 18

Sludge (n)

/slʌdʒ/

Answer 18

soft, wet soil or a substance that looks like this

Question 19

Pipe (v)

Answer 19

to transport something in a pipe:

Question 20

Couple with sth

Answer 20

to consider one thing along with or in addition to something else:

Question 21

Exacerbate (v)

/ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/

Answer 21

to make something that is already bad even worse:

Question 22

Scarcity (n)

/ˈskeə.sə.ti/

Answer 22

a situation in which something is not easy to find or get, a lack of something:

Question 23

Down the drain (idiom)

Answer 23

If work or money is or goes down the drain, it is spoiled or wasted

Question 24

Lucrative (adj)

/ˈluː.krə.tɪv/

Answer 24

(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money:

Question 25

Giggle (n)

/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/

Answer 25

a nervous or silly laugh:

Question 26

Faecal (adj)

/ˈfiː.kəl/

Answer 26

consisting of, contained in, or relating to the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through the bowels:

Question 27

sewage (n)

/ˈsuː.ɪdʒ/

Answer 27

waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste:

Question 28

plant (n)

Answer 28

machines used in industry:

Question 29

apocalyptic

/əˌpɒk.əˈlɪp.tɪk/

Answer 29

showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events:

Question 30

drought (n)

/draʊt/

Answer 30

a long period when there is little or no rain:

Question 31

whopping (adj)

/ˈwɒp.ɪŋ/

Answer 31

extremely large

Question 32

mining (n)

/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/

Answer 32

the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging:

Question 33

chronic (adj)

/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/

Answer 33

(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time:

There is a chronic shortage of teachers.

Question 34

formal

replenish (v)

/rɪˈplen.ɪʃ/

Answer 34

to fill something up again:

We need to replenish our cookie supply.

Question 35

emulate (v)

/ˈem.jə.leɪt/

Answer 35

to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have:

They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.

Question 36

make use of

Answer 36

do something with it in order to do a job or achieve a particular result or effect.

Few found jobs in which they could make use of their new skills.

Question 37

composting (n)

/ˈkɒm.pɒs.tɪŋ/

Answer 37

the act of collecting and storing plant material so it can decay and be added to soil to improve its quality

Composting means less waste goes to landfills.

Question 38

residue (n)

/ˈrez.ɪ.duː/

Answer 38

the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such as evaporation:

She cut off the best meat and threw away the residue.

Question 39

game changer (n)

Answer 39

something or someone that affects the result of a game very much:

As a player he can be a game changer.

Question 40

sanitation (n)

/ˌsæn.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Answer 40

the systems for taking dirty water and other waste products away from buildings in order to protect people’s health:

Public sanitation work can involve garbage collection